Brandt offers an idea of what it could take to compete some of these trades based on his opinion. The article is worth reading, so you should really head over there for a better breakdown of these speculative trade ideas.

Texans

“Rick Smith and I both have respect for each other,” O’Brien said, via Tania Ganguli of ESPN.com “Decisions are made by the two of us. Require concurrence of the owner [Bob McNair] … [My contract] says that it’s a partnership and any decisions that are made are with the concurrence of the General Manager.”